GEORGE TOWN, May 24 – Five Penang Zakat Centre (ZPP) officers who have been released from remand in connection with the alleged embezzlement of tithe money in the state will be attached to Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) pending completion of the case. State Islamic Religious Affairs, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
GEORGE TOWN, May 24 – State Assemblyman for Teluk Bahang Datuk Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah today criticised Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P.Ramasamy who pointed fingers at the federal government on the issue of the influx of foreign workers in the state. He said Penang State Govt have a poor
LONDON, May 24 – At least 22 people died in Monday night’s bombing attack on a Manchester pop concert, including an eight-year-old girl and several parents who had come to pick up their children. Here is what we know so far about the victims of the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain
MANCHESTER, May 24 – British police and intelligence agencies arrested three more suspects Wednesday in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing and moved quickly to secure key sites across the country, including Buckingham Palace and the British Parliament at Westminster. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the bomber, identified as British-born Libyan
MANCHESTER, May 24 – The suicide bomber who killed 22 people including children in Manchester likely did not act alone, Britain’s interior minister said on Wednesday as soldiers were being deployed to key sites to help prevent further attacks. The official threat level was raised late on Tuesday to its highest level,
HONG KONG, May 24 – Joint research led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has assembled the 1.64 gigabytes genome of a deep-sea mussel, which is roughly equivalent to 50% of the size of human genome. This is the first
GEORGE TOWN, May 23 – Penang Legislature Opposition Leader Datuk Jahara Hamid (BN – Teluk Air Tawar) and changed the atmosphere at the state legislative assembly sitting today with heated up the the debate on the motion of Penang State Government sold the 6.4 acre land for at RM156 million, or RM559 per square feet
PUTRAJAYA, May 23 – No Malaysian students were affected in the explosion during the concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England yesterday, said the Higher Education Ministry (KPT). The ministry in a statement today said moments after the bomb went off, Education Malaysia United Kingdom & Ireland (EMUKE) made an announcement
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 – The Ampang Magistrate Court here today set July 6 to decide the representation case involving chairman of the Red Movement NGO Coalition Malaysia Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos and nine of his followers who were charged with rioting in Ampang Point last November. Magistrate Mohamad Firdaus
HONG KONG, May 23 – Kingsoft Corporation Limited (“Kingsoft” or the “Company”; HKEx stock code: 03888), a leading Chinese software and Internet service company, has announced its unaudited quarterly results for the three months ended 31 March 2017. During the period under review, the revenue of Kingsoft increased 82% year-over-year
PUTRAJAYA, May 23 – The government will not increase the price of sugar despite the request made by one on the country’s major sugar manufacturers for it to do so. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said this was because the government had only recently, in March, raised
SINGAPORE, May 23 – “There have been more dramatic changes in the global satellite industry in the past two years than we have been seen in the last twenty-five” — Steve Collar, CEO, SES Networks, at the close of the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2017 in Singapore. That comment summarized nine
SHANGHAI, May 23 – Google’s computer programme AlphaGo beat the world’s top-ranked player in the ancient Chinese board game Go, on Tuesday, re-affirming the arrival of what its developers tout as a ground-breaking new form of artificial intelligence. AlphaGo took the first encounter in a three-game series against brash 19-year-old Chinese world
BETHLEHEM, May 23 – Donald Trump made the short trip from Jerusalem to Bethlehem Tuesday to meet Mahmud Abbas, who was hoping to convince the unpredictable US president to remain committed to an independent Palestinian state. His talks in Bethlehem with the Palestinian president came after Trump on Monday made a heavily
SINGAPORE, May 23 – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Simon Lim as the General Manager, Enterprise Sales for Singapore. Mr. Lim will be responsible for developing our sales strategies
BRUSSELS, May 23 – US President Donald Trump will press his Nato allies on Thursday to increase defence spending and take a more active role in the fight against Islamist terror. Here are the expected main talking points during the brief summit at Nato’s new, futuristic headquarters on the outskirts of Brussels.
MANCHESTER, May 23 – Youthful fans who were at US pop star Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester and parents waiting for their children outside described scenes of panic after an explosion ripped through the foyer on Monday night. “I just heard this massive bang and then everyone just started running towards us
NEW YORK, May 23 – New York authorities Monday stepped up security at sensitive sites after a deadly blast at a concert in Britain, although officials said there was no indication of a threat to US targets. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was ordering additional patrols at “high-profile locations” including
MANCHESTER, May 23 – British police said 22 people including some children were killed in a suicide attack carried out by one man after a Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on Monday. Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said they believe, at this stage, the attack last night was conducted by one
MANCHESTER, May 23 – At least 19 killed and 50 injured in a suspected suicide bombing Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said. Greater Manchester Police said the cause of the explosion is unknown but the North West Counter Terrorism Unit is treating it as
